Hair curler



Patented Jan. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES HAIR CURLER Harry Natklel and Henry Engclkc, New York, N. Y.

. Application August 26, 1933, Serial No. 686,892

3 Claims. (Cl. 132- 43) The invention is a. hair curler comprising two pieces of material between which the ends of the hair may be placed which may then be rolled and bent over with the ends of the material held 5 together until the curl is formed, after which the device may be opened and removed.

The object of the invention is to provide a hair curler in which the hair may be held and the ends of which may be held together while the i curl is being formed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair curler in which the hair may be curled in different shapes.

Another object of the invention is to provide 15 a hair curler which will produce difierent types of curls.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair curler, the ends of which may be snapped together so that it may be independently held in 20 the hair.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a hair curler that may be independently locked in the hair which is of a simple and economical construction.

25 With these ends in view the invention embodies a hair curler made of two pieces of spring material or of one piece of material bent about midway forming two parallel pieces in which the ends may be fastened together with the pieces 30 of material bent in the form of a loop.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a front elevation 35 of the curler.

Figure 2 is a view showing a side elevation or edge view with the curler in the free position.

Figure 3 is a view showing the curler in the closed position in which one end is fastened in the other.

Figure 4 is a view showing the curler in the closed position with the hair rolled thereon at one point to form one type of curl.

Figure 5 is a somewhat similar view showing the hair rolled completely around the curler to form a continuous roll.

Figure 6 is a view showing the curler with a rubber sleeve over one leg thereof.

Figure 7 is a view showing a continuous roll 50 of hair indicated on the curler by dotted lines,

. with the curler in the open position.

Figure 8 is a view showing a curler of an alternate design in which one end of the curler is provided with a loop that may be hooked over a projection at the opposite end.

Figure9 is a view showing a curler somewhat similar to the curler shown in Figure 1 except that the holding member at the end of one of the legs is of a difierent shape.

Figure 10 is a view showing a curler that is also 5 similar to the curler shown in Figure 1 except that a. limiting shoulder is placed on the leg adjacent the holding member to hold the position of said member in the locking socket.

Figure 11 is a view showing an alternate design 0 of the legs which may be held over a projection .at the opposite end of the device.

Figure 12 is a view showing another alternate design in which a continuous opening is placed in one of the members to facilitate snapping the ends of the device together.

Figure 13 is a view showing the device made of wire instead of a flat piece of material.

Figure 14 is a view showing the device with a hinged joint between the two legs instead of just a spring bend.

Figure 15 is a view showing a cross section thru the device in which a pad of rubber or the like may be placed on one of the legs instead of placing a sleeve around the leg, as shown in Figure 6.

In the drawing the curler is shown as it may be made wherein numeral l indicates the back and numeral 2 a leg forming the front which is formed from the back by bending a portion thereof over at the point 3, as shown in Figure 2. It will be noted that the front 2 is somewhat shorter than the back I and it will be understood that the front may be of any length or size desired. The outer, or extending end of the back l is tapered, as shown at the point I, and the tip is provided with a holding member 5, as shown in Figure 1. The front 2 is provided with a socket 6 having an enlarged portion thru which the member 5 may be placed and also a smaller portion 1 in which the narrow portion of the tapered section 4 may be held with the member 5 on the inside, as shown in Figure 3. The curler may be formed as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and is arranged so that it may be folded over to the position shown in Figure 3 with the member 5 at the outer end of the back I held in the socket 6.

The curler maybe provided as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and the ends of the hair may be slipped between the members I and 2 and then the curler may be rolled so that a roll of hair will be formed around the member indicated by the dotted lines shown in Figure '7. After the hair is rolled thereon the member 5 may be 56 Jan. 21, 1936. J. T. NEEDHAM 2,028,235

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